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Box Turtle BulletinMay 28, 2008If there were a cause and effect between Norway’s birth rate outside of marriage and providing civil unions for same-sex couples, the data suggests that civil unions actually had a dramatic affect in slowing the rate of births outside of marriage. (Link)

The Brad BlogMay 28, 2008Bill O'Reilly asked Family Law Attorney Don Schweitzer for some reasons why marriage equality is not good for the state of California. For all practical purposes, he couldn't come up with any. (Link)

NY Gov. David Paterson directed state agencies to ensure that the out-of-state mariages of same-sex couples are respected and treated equally under law, the same as New York does with different-sex couples' marriages. Gov. Paterson's order conforms to NY's historic practice and the common-sense principle that it makes more sense to respect marriages than to destabilize them. It spares couples and their kids the need to haggle and litigate, and saves the taxpayers the money that would be spent on needless and cruel litigation. In another advance for marriage equality, California is set to begin offering marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17th, just as the highly respected Field Poll reported that a majority of Californians now agree with their state Supreme Court and support the freedom to marry.

Mercury NewsMay 28, 2008For the first time ever, the statewide Field survey which was done after the Supreme Court ruling reports a majority of California voters favor marriage equality - a finding that pollsters describe as a milestone. (Link)

QueertyMay 27, 2008The Liberatarian candidate for President, Rep. Bob Barr, who was author of the anti-gay so-called "Defense of Marriage Act," now says it's abusive and he will work to repeal it. (Link)

San Diego Union TribuneMay 23, 2008Suzanne B. Goldberg discusses how the CA Supreme Court appropriately acted to uphold the constitution because "“separate but equal” rules violate our nation's commitment to equality for all", noting with concern to domestic partnerships in CA, "How often do we see legislators clamoring to create new bureaucracies to duplicate existing ones?" (Link)

The NationMay 26, 2008The Nation notes the actions of the CA legislature, governor, and the recent Supreme Court decision in California which have all supported the freedom to marry and says, "marriage [equality] has become a thoroughly mainstream proposition."(Link)

Los Angeles TimesMay 25, 2008Robin Rauzi discusses what its been like to be excluded from marriage and how she hopes the voters of California will not break her and her partner's hearts by passing a discriminatory initiative in November which would again take their marriage away.(Link)